India Women captain Harmanpreet Kaur seemed in high spirits in the ongoing one-off Test against Australia in Mumbai. The captain became involved in a heated confrontation with her Australian counterpart, Alyssa Healy, on the third day of the match.
The one-off test between India Women and Australia Women is inching towards a thrilling finale. There has been an enthralling competition between bat and ball and both teams have put on high quality brand cricket to entertain the fans.
While the competition between bat and ball has been high, there has been no shortage of heated moments between the teams. The captains of both the teams, Harmanpreet Kaur and Alyssa Healy led the battle from the front and their clash grabbed the headlines.
During the third innings of the game, Harmanpreet Kaur was bowling to Alyssa Healy. The Australian captain, who earlier survived a DRS call, defended the ball towards the Indian captain coming down the track. This did not surprise the host captain at all.
Harmanpreet Kaur immediately grabbed the ball and threw it to Alyssa Healy when she saw the batter coming out of the crease. The Australian captain pulled the bat out of her and the ball went wide for four, further frustrating the Indian captain.
However, on the next ball. Harmanpreet Kaur caught Alyssa Healy at LBW and the Indian captain took heart. They were absolute scenes and the crowd in the stadium went crazy after that.
Here is the video:
Harmanpreet vs Healy fight – pure CINEMA pic.twitter.com/vAxPH5WJt9
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Harmanpreet Kaur contributed very well to her side with the ball. When it looked like Australia would take the lead in the game, the captain bowled an incredible spell of spin bowling and brought her team back into the game.
Harmanpreet Kaur picked two wickets in the 9 overs she bowled and helped her team put pressure on Australia. The game heads into the exciting final day with three possible outcomes.
Harmanpreet Kaur’s teammate Deepti Sharma touted her captain as a player with a golden arm. She highlighted that she always brings the ball when the team is in a difficult situation. She stated:
“Harry di (Harmanpreet) has a golden arm,” Deepti said. Every time he bowls, he gets a wicket. I remember even in the 50-over World Cup in New Zealand, he got a wicket as soon as he came to bowl. She is always ready to bowl. Whenever there is a tough situation like this when all the bowlers are bowling, you need a magic bowler to get a wicket. The association was being built and we got land at that time.”
IND-W vs AUS-W: These things happen in the heat of the moment in cricket – Deepti Sharma on Harmanpreet Kaur
Deepti Sharma also spoke about the fight between Harmanpreet Kaur and Alyssa Healy. She said those things happen in the heat of the moment and she won’t talk much about it.
“See how these things happen in the heat of the moment in cricket. We didn’t care about the bowling, we were just concentrating on where to bowl and how to get wickets. “I won’t talk much about it.”
Australia Women currently have a 46-run lead in the third innings with 5 wickets in hand. India Women would hope to take those scalps as soon as possible and then chase down the target to register the victory.
